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THE SAN FRAXCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 4912.—THE JUNIOR CALL.
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THE WRITING CONTEST
THREE HOOKS WILL BE AWARDED AS PRIZES EACH WEEK FOR
AWARDED A PRIZE
His Last Raid
LEON FERGUSON
'•««hi:y<«p«il. .Mount; | Voiuoii Grammar
Vy School,"; slxil) i.iuilt'. 'Agel. 10 Vt-nr.**, .
. The Leslie homo wns Jn a stnte^of;,.
(turnlotli ami "the children, Howard and'
. X.I in.'wore;'.very 'much .Thetr s
■ parents-' had jpurchased, .a ranch-in
north crnji Call for a",;. and we re Ipr epar-•
ing-/tb;inovo";thero-atonce. They went
■by the Southern Pacificas far us Fort;
■ Tiragjr. ; There ithoy,, ere met,by:!their
foreman, 'rein ; Moore, Thej .'? were bun
dled, bag and baggage, Into: a wagon -
drawn by four horses; ; Their destina
tion wash miles i away. How Nell and
Howard enjoyed that ride. <>v«r a;re<
hills, «ewn Into canyons, through
dismal woods with great towering trees
on ;• every side. - Once tln'y. heard' Mho;
;lonesome howl of ?a* t coyote on;a.far ofC
mountain side. They - arrived late that
night.- but' the ; moon was--shining
brightly from a clear sky. They snug
gled into warm beds and slept soundly
iafterjUheirj|long,istires©mev Journey.
Next morning- they Were awakened
by the shrill of a OOW ho*n trum
pet., Howard sprang from hla bed and
jrushedßtolthe|wlndow.y He stood ray
ing out upon lofty mountains.; Ihe •
sun glanced and glistened on the dew
«drops, which dung to the green trees.
He stood admiring the scene which was
ftpread before him until suddenly 2he
felt a slight (hill pass over him from
the cool morning air. J''-He "hurriedly;
slipped Into some old clothes, ■ went
down stairs and washed hia hands and
face. My! how told the water was. lt■
fairly pained. He then went outside,
f saw the horses and cattle, made* friends
with the dog-, an old lanky hound of
no determined breed. The second horn
was blown and he went f into breakfast.
After breakfast he went on a tour :of
investigation to the woods. He saw
I several rabbits 5 and squirrels \ and could
not count the different kinds of bird*.
On the top of a large dead tree he saw
a hawk. He stood gazing 1 at it un
til it spread its wings and tailed away
over* the tree tops. How he longed for
a gun. When he returned to the ranch
he told hie father what he had seen
and asked his father if he might have
a rifle, for his own. His father told him
he thought he was too young yet for
such a dangerous « thing. Now, Howard
was 14 years old and could see no
reason why he should not have a rifle.
He had often practiced shooting in
galleries when he lived in the city. He
often went into the bunk house and
looked at the foreman's big rifle. Once
ihe foreman had shown him how to
U'All went well at the ranch for a long
time until one morning: the foreman
rode up and told them that a calf had
been killed and partly eaten by a moun
\ tain lion that I night The « same thing
went on for ; several nights and calf
after calf was killed. The lion was a
wise old one and never returned a WO*
(md time ?to faf dead calf. Traps were
set, poison was put out. he was trailed
and laid for, but all to no avail, the
killing went on. The loss was becom
ing great. Finally Mr. Leslie offered
$50 feward to the person who killed
or trapped this great pest. At lost.one
morning when Howard wa.s <>«* StxOl
lin« In the woods he was startled to ;
see>great tawny beast feeding on
■i dead calf The truth flashed across
» i mind in a second. Here was the
imoulTtamlK H« hlmßelf *«* i.ot
perceived- so he slipped quiets ba< k
to the ranch. He ••cured the foreman a
rifle and got away without being seen
ivany one. As he approached the soot
where the lion was, his heart pounded
s like'"!" trip hammer;* Just as he caught
"ight of the beast it turned its head
and looked straight at the to , trtU
'tino-Havierowl and 8 .'twltchlng^Hrs- „triu
,the ;,r »c
and' drawing, the. S sight, down to a tine
point squarely between : the «W
:; beast's eves he touched the trigger.
There was a puff of white smoke, a re
port and the'lion fell V forward^ on lt«
■: fa^e twitched convulsively and u>
Mini In death'«lt»sineedless|toisayj. that
soon-learned to knock the head
a squirrel from the toj. a lhmlllte n
free His happiness was complete. ,,
* AWARDED A PRIZE
An Adventure Wiih Indians
FRANK V. FREETHY
MM (biirVh street. It«riu-e Mann
Scfcffßt, « Seventh Gfclle, Age 13 \ ear*
Tirf Leslie home wbi in a state of
turSJtl, «nd the **»*«". Howard and
Nell were very:,.vmieh excited. llull'
parents had purchased .1 i ••'■'"
Northern California, and •'';. »' ""',,,
Ine to move there •at Jonce.' ©The y h■-i .
decided to cro»a 1 the <| plans; In .i»ra >r I
wsmoiVsias^awasatho cheapest way.
BSS!i commencing tH» Ir Journ
tiiiy had x purchased two light rifle:
and two 1 horses for Howard and Nell.
So In April. they le« St. Jo»« ph
Mo its this was the place where m<
all-'the prairie schooners started from.
Cie morntm twp of the horses had
wandered away, and as »«re were no
men, who had time to hunt for i v nj.
the children ' were '■; sent ■In .search of
,!,,.,,,. They had followed Lh« h')rs*.s
tracks for two hours, when NeU ■ <•!
--1 don v said: "What makes iht and
ISithetsiiko that." »: V \vnr.l took out
his spyguuw and said; "Indians! \\ t'<-l
better get back to camp a 1 on< • '
"->They i turned toward camp, '-but from
that direction also '>tho'- ".Indians ■ Wl-Fe
coming. " ■
? Seeing they could, notyesoape they
-stood" Still Until the. Indiana, prullupfd
up; r One of thorn" got off his hoi^e and
tied the two bridles to a rope. .He
* then \ mountedt again, took'; hold of.Uho
WRITING CONTEST
Subje-.,.
XaiiK'.
Adds Sell
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Now that the rainy reason has come,;l reckon the' Juniors will have,
more,time:for letter writing., It's mighty hard to go indoors on a bright,,
.sunshiny day and settle down to a bottle of ink, a; piece of paper ami a
group pi imaginary people, when outside real '.boys and girls arc calling
youto ii.in in real play. Below you will find the hew installment. Add
to;it;as you* sec (it and hare it in'thc ofiicc by. Wednesday.
. CONTEST STORY .
v Wink and Blink were two tiny elves. Their home was in the
■ great, wide forest whose trees reached up and brushed the skies,
and their hours from <;unup* until sundown were filled to over
flowing with naughty' pranks. ; ;; J;a ; .'.'
Now, ence upon a time—
rope and:said Uo,t he '.children, "Come.". .
They were escorted to sa v cavern in 1
the . mountain's and a guanilTi'put over ,
them. :r-;-.:-a-:.".. '". , ; ■■-;v"-;■>■ '**> ■L - "■/": ■"
Nell began Ito qvy and said: , "How
are we ever going to get * back to
camp?' "Walk back," Howard in
an attempt..to be funny, v-.. ,'
:j*. Night came ..- and r they % laid v down."to;,
sleep. While he slept Howard dreamed
that he >was in a cave and he << leaned
against a stone, the stone fell „to the 1
; ground and it here was an entrance! be
fore him. He then woke up and said:
"Nell, l r think 1 knuw a way out of this r ;
cave." He: leaned against a stone and
tlio stone fell to the around. They
listened, but the Indians did not hear
the noise. Then Howard s-aid; "Come
on. Nell." - They wtnt through ' the
: passage and came out just where the ,
Indians horses were corraled and quick-'..=.
| ly selecting two of i the fleetest; 1 mounted
them, and rode off.
After riding short distance Nell
; said: "What is that noise ?".?< Howard':
listened a moment and said: X "The In- 1;
dians have discovered that we have
escaped, we had better be poing."
set spurs to their horses and
galloped away. The Indians came
from the cavern, mounted ? the horses
and | dashed after them. '
Then came the race for life or death.
for Howard and Nell knew that if they
were caught they would be killed.
Tust as they were certain that the
dllttattt.ee was rapidly increasing- be
tween them and their pursuer*, Nell's
horse .stumbled and fell.
. v* Howard would not leave .his sister
behind and he dismounted ,to die with
h+r. 1, - • , • , .• »
The. Indians; dashed up and sur
rounded them. An Indian raised his
knife to plunge it in to- them when a
shot sounded in the air and thekfndian
fell dead. . ' " ' < - . . ■ , A
Their father .^had;, become anxious
r their continued absence and had
organized a part}' of searchers. *. f •
They had sent a scout in advance
and he came back and reported J that
he law a band i, of < redskins galloping
toward then, while a little in advance,
•lielsaw|two!persons?on horseback.
TIM stouts 'dashed; to the rescue. i .
1; The U Indians * were roofed and How- ;
ard and Nell 'weret escorted back; to,
i amp. ■ - - \mm*.
■ ,Two months later they bad crossed
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merely, Ri >BERT W. ItESTWOOJX
,V:San-Jo«o. • " ", " \ ■ '.
Editor Junior t.'-ill: I tliank you very
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the Sierra Nevada mountains and be
fore them opened the land of promise,
live days mor>- and they were installed
in the "Carson ranch."
Eleven years later the civil war
broke out: Howard enlisted and when
the war was over he was a lieutenant.
He had many adventures, but he said
that the adventure with Indians was
the most stirring he ever experienced.
AWARDED A PRIZE
Two Heroes
FRANCES LANGPAAP
253 A i:i»tb(h Avenue, San KranHiu-o.
v/*^: MHro ? Grammar School, II ", Sixth
Grade. Arc 11 Year*
The Leslie home was in fi a state of
turmoil, and the children, Howard and
Nell, were i very i much f excited. >,; Their,
parents „% had i ipurchased'-•- a y.'.ranch >,-. in
northern California and were preparing
to move there;.at'i once. v- Thek Leslies
lived in New York, where green j grass
and fresh country air are at a premium,
so the chang-e was'greeted^with;delight.
They left ; New York and in due time
reached San Francisco. ii After seeing
the sights of the city they took the
steamer to Eureka, where a stage was
/waiting to take them ;:to- their ranch,"'
which i was i.v situated near a lumber
camp about a mile away. • %v, ,'••"*'-
i One day, about three ! weeks after
their arrival, the children were play ing
near a river, which flowed close by the
; ranch. All ;of.' a sudden ; they hearJt a
tremendous noise. ■ '
. "Come ';;■; on!" ;.\ cried Howard to „ Nell,
"something's happened.". -! "'. ;
\;"Oh;;;that's nothing, sonny.""-said a
man I working -near * by,■>. "only a lumber
■ jam."'- . ■ :"'i;':.;; ■;*■;■• -: ;"! - *■: ■■■' ■■ ' ',:"^'':' . .;' ■;
"Hut; I've ; ; heard lumber'? jams were
' dangerous," Howard persisted. CV-}'^:^
■ "When you in the'way,.they are,"
siiii the men, but don't both —" ■* ■ ;7 ;
- ■r,''Oh, vlookl.'Xell's'inHhe* water!" cried
Howard. Then he showed ! what ' the
public baths; in News York j had>;done,
for.; him. In' he? jumped after Nell. ;He
caught* her, but the logs were coming
fast. "'The J man 1, seized , a.? longspole ; and;
; jumped Yon St he :- logrs. He -a fished Nell '
out;, but Howard was in a perilous posi
tion. With the log jam on one side
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Emeryville. . '■ , f ",
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■ ' GRACB WICKHAM.*
San: Francisco., • ' ' * •-." -..-v "'',->•-',>-
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Sacramento.
THE BEST LETTERS
and the falls on the other, it looked
pretty serious for him. Hut the man
managed to catch him .by the collar
and iii. I?; him up. We'll baVe to 'jump
now, sonny,", ho aaiJ, and jump they
did, for they jumped clear of the"logs
and* landed on the soft turf on the
river bunk. Everybody praisedJllarold,
but ho only said, "If it had not been
for .lack, we would lie goners now,
wouldn't we, Nell?"
i So Howard and Jack were made the
"heroes of tho hour."'
Turning the Tables
VICTOR SCHNITZER
i'2o."i rernlla \\<-inie. Onklanil. x ! Fruit
vale School; No. 2, I) IClKlith
Grade. Age 14 Yearn •
The Leslie home was in a state of
turmoil and the children, Howard and
Nell, were very much excited. Their
parenta had purchased a ranch In
northern California and were preparing
to move there at once.
Howard, the only boy, had always
had poor health. At school he bad
never been able to Indulge in any Of
the rough ntneS) therefore his school
fellows had named hint "Sissy," and
always tried to pick tights With him.
Howard was n<»t a coward, and when
he was forced to it he would always
tight. AS he ffi| small for his age he
would almost always come out of a
light at the poor end.
When the family arrived in Califor
nia Howard's father purchased some
horses, and they were soon settled
nicely at their ranch.
Two years had elapsed and the out
door life which Howard had been lead
ing had wrought wonders with him.
lie was no longer a thin, pale boy.
but was tanned and well developed.
About a month later the family made
a visit back east. Howard visited the
same school which he had gone to be
fore and saw many familiar faces.
As he started back to the hotel at
which the family was staying he saw
the two boys who had been so mean to
him before. They followed him ami
commenced to call him names. He paid
no attention, and one of the bullies
came up and struck him.
Howard then turned on him and got
him to the ground. The other boy
came running up, and after a short
struggle Howard mastered him also.
When lie reached the hotel he
thanked his father for taking him
Where he could get strength and health.
Golden California
GEORGE WARD
1372 I nioD Street. Snn I ram i 5.... Mirr
, t^! iiitin School, It Fifth; tirade.
■ ;;;;.; ;■";;,.-;';■ A*e II -Years'":-.-.- ./:;/■ .
4 The ■•Leslie'", home was in a state of
turmoil and the.children, Howard and
Nell, .were very much - excited. Their
parents ■„-. had c; purchased .' a'• ranch in
northern California and were prepar
ing to move there 'at once. The chil
dren * adl read of California in books,
and now th?r were going to live there!
How busy they were packing up!.
>~Li ,!, the day arrived and .>. they
boarded ? the?train.v our days' Journey
brought them to California. They they
hoarded another train for northern
hi yu^ln' Ji^ en canie the Journey ; to
he ranch, it was ia" -ranch-, of about
100 acres, not far. from town. When
summer;came.there*was the: hay SWeel
as nature could produce it ;?■'"- c
N J. Their father had been a button
manufacturer and had run Into debt
for \fr■ ? «n H CaHfo«n»a paid > the" debts
lor Mi. Leslie, and now Leslie's ranch
is one. of .the. finest, In th.- "state*" it
?\°\ enu an ' Pays. V because 'At' is worked
by willing and grateful ••hands ■
From the Sands of Arizona to
the Sunshine of California
LOUIS LABEL
IO«5 <;0,,1. St. Graduate Adam* Grmm
_~:;.,,[_ mar School. ', Age 10 J Years
■_ -The Leslie home was in a slute of
turmMil, and the children,Howftd l and
Nell.Were very* much excite d;'"'Their:
parents ' had v- purchased * 4 'ranch ' In
northern -California and were Prcmr
ing.to move there at once and chll
; dren v were vso ;'• dellshted they eouhi
hardly.wait.till everything -was packet?
--i ,JJi O. -."^ - morning'; found ,thern^un
bright (and- early ■ at the/ railroad"sta
tion waiting; for the train to take thorn
to-the sunny; shores of California ■ Th '
train pulled into the depot at 7-80 and
a hasty .•': goodby^was .said to :• their"
friends and to the almost unbeafab c
heat of,' Arizona. The rid,, was a'dustv
one as there was nothing but hot
sands }. on' both; sides of the track' ' "
. The next stop was " Marlcopa. which
is n mll«8 from Tucson. it i s „'■,!
a. : lar.town; with many inhabitants •
The train- left the \ station, increasing
in^speed as : it continued on its way"°
-■rl - hey ; were;thinking; of all: the beau
tiful scenery thai they ; ; would see In
California. 1;,: During;, all this time the
irain was! speeding on its Way and wa^
Just a few miles from their next stop,
Tuma was- at last: reached'-Tand- it
was noticed'that it was 165 miles- from
Maricopa. : Leslie bought a ma«a- :
zlne for herself to pass the time
away.vßy.*this time-Howard and Nell
had both fallen; asleep >in their seats
as they ; had not slept ■ much?>the": night
•before. Yuraa is situated almost on
the boundary California; . Mr. ! Leslie
looked at .the railroad- guide that he
, had •: with . him . and noticed that they
were in the land of sunshine and flow
ers—-California. ; : - ;; . , ■
The next, stop was Imperial Junc
tion, just across the boundary. They
stopped here to get passengers from
< oniiniied on I'imo :t